# Be My Lady

Be My Lady is a 2016 Philippine television drama romance series broadcast by ABS-CBN. Directed by Theodore C. Boborol, Don M. Cuaresma and Roderick P. Lindayag, it stars Erich Gonzales and Daniel Matsunaga. It aired on the network's Prime Tanghali line up and worldwide on TFC from January 18 to November 25, 2016, replacing Ningning and was replaced by Langit Lupa.

## Plot

Burdened by hospital and day to day expenses, Marcela the matriarch had no other choice but to work in Singapore as a nanny to reclaim the farm and help provide for the basic needs for the family. With Marcy in Singapore, Pinang was tasked to be the "ilaw ng tahanan". And she does so with all her heart. On the other hand, Marcy works to tame the naughty Philip Olivera in Singapore. Phil was a troubled child, a KSP kid for he wasn't cared for by his busy mom. He found a mother's warmth in Marcy. Just when Marcy and Phil were starting to get close, Phil accidentally got Marcy deported for shoplifting. Marcy's deportation marked another difficult hardship in the life of the family. The family farm which is their most prized possession was seized by the lending company where it was pawned.
At present, Pinang's family strives to get the farm back. Pinang aspires to be a nurse in the UK. Her focus and goal is to be successful, no lovelife, no time for romance. She grew up to be a woman with firm and strict principles. Then, as fate would have it, Pinang met Phil. The reason for all of the family's hardship. Just the mere sight of him makes her mad. But the more she gets to know him, the more she falls for him. In return, Phil learns what it's like to be a Filipino, have a complete family and fall in love with a Filipina.

## Cast and characters
### Main cast

* Erich Gonzales as Filipina "Pinang" B. Crisostomo-Oliviera
* Daniel Matsunaga as Philip "Phil" Oliviera

### Supporting cast

* Janice de Belen as Marcela Bernabe-Crisostomo "Marcy"
* Al Tantay as Emilio Crisostomo "Tatay Emil"
* Priscilla Meirelles-Estrada as Chelsea Oliviera
* Yayo Aguila as Elsa Soliman
* Loisa Andalio as Margaret Soliman
* Yves Flores as Julian Crisostomo
* Karen Dematera as Nurse Miguela "Miggy" Soliman
* MJ Cayabyab as Nurse Narciso "Nars" Malvar
* RK Bagatsing as Macario "Kuya Mackie" Crisostomo
* Mike Lloren as Andres "Andy" Crisostomo
* Ana Abad-Santos as Soledad "Sol" Alvarez-Crisostomo
* Almira Muhlach as Anita Crisostomo
* Franchesca Floirendo as Gabriella "Gab" Crisostomo
* Nonoy Froilan as Apolinario "Lolo Apo" Bernabe
* Nathaniel Britt as James Mariano

### Guest cast

* Gwen Zamora as Sophia Elizalde
* Geoff Eigenmann as Doc. Joselito Mariano
* Mark Rivera as Johann Villanueva
* Richard Juan as Kevin Go
* Jason Dy as Emerson Francisco
* Mari Kaimo as Akiro Hiroshi
* Karen Reyes as Rose
* Devon Seron as Lotlot
* Danita Paner as Monica
* Marife Necesito as Dahila
* Rein Guttierez as Sean

### Special participation

* Bruce Roeland as young Phil
* Francine Diaz as young Pinang

## Series overview

| Season | Episodes | Episodes | Originally released | Originally released |
| Season | Episodes | Episodes | First released | Last released |
| 1 | 136 | 136 | January 18, 2016 (2016-01-18) | July 29, 2016 (2016-07-29) |
| 2 | 45 | 45 | August 1, 2016 (2016-08-01) | September 30, 2016 (2016-09-30) |
| 3 | 25 | 25 | October 3, 2016 (2016-10-03) | November 4, 2016 (2016-11-04) |
| 4 | 15 | 15 | November 7, 2016 (2016-11-07) | November 25, 2016 (2016-11-25) |

## List of episodes
### Chapter 1

| No. | Title | Original air date |
| 1 | 'Yay!' | January 18, 2016 |
| 2 | 'Hello SG' | January 19, 2016 |
| 3 | 'Bulalo' | January 20, 2016 |
| 4 | 'Phil and Pinang' | January 21, 2016 |
| 5 | 'He Is The One' | January 22, 2016 |
| 6 | 'First Kiss' | January 25, 2016 |
| 7 | 'Reunited' | January 26, 2016 |
| 8 | 'Have A Nice Day' | January 27, 2016 |
| 9 | 'Leche Flan' | January 28, 2016 |
| 10 | 'Hello' | January 29, 2016 |
| 11 | 'Fishball Date' | February 1, 2016 |
| 12 | 'Passport' | February 2, 2016 |
| 13 | 'Reveal' | February 3, 2016 |
| 14 | 'New Home' | February 4, 2016 |
| 15 | 'Baguio' | February 5, 2016 |
| 16 | 'Birthday' | February 8, 2016 |
| 17 | 'Lipat Bahay' | February 9, 2016 |
| 18 | 'Comeback' | February 10, 2016 |
| 19 | 'Offer' | February 11, 2016 |
| 20 | 'Business Date' | February 12, 2016 |
| 21 | 'Deal' | February 15, 2016 |
| 22 | 'I Love Pinang' | February 16, 2016 |
| 23 | 'Surprise' | February 17, 2016 |
| 24 | 'Signatures' | February 18, 2016 |
| 25 | 'Bibes' | February 19, 2016 |
| 26 | 'Sugod' | February 22, 2016 |
| 27 | 'Caregiver' | February 23, 2016 |
| 28 | 'Rent' | February 24, 2016 |
| 29 | 'Koral' | February 25, 2016 |
| 30 | 'Huli Ka' | February 26, 2016 |
| 31 | 'Kwak' | February 29, 2016 |
| 32 | 'Alaala' | March 1, 2016 |
| 33 | 'Do Not' | March 2, 2016 |
| 34 | 'Kupido' | March 3, 2016 |
| 35 | 'Sine' | March 4, 2016 |
| 36 | '14344' | March 7, 2016 |
| 37 | 'Putikan' | March 8, 2016 |
| 38 | 'Pag-ibig Kita' | March 9, 2016 |
| 39 | 'Butterflies' | March 10, 2016 |
| 40 | 'Haplos' | March 11, 2016 |
| 41 | 'Denial Stage' | March 14, 2016 |
| 42 | 'The Sign' | March 15, 2016 |
| 43 | 'Videoke' | March 16, 2016 |
| 44 | 'Coffee Date' | March 17, 2016 |
| 45 | 'Spark' | March 18, 2016 |
| 46 | 'Bracelet' | March 21, 2016 |
| 47 | 'Pimple' | March 22, 2016 |
| 48 | 'Wishes' | March 23, 2016 |
| 49 | 'Roadtrip' | March 28, 2016 |
| 50 | 'Manila' | March 29, 2016 |
| 51 | 'The Right Girl' | March 30, 2016 |
| 52 | 'Defensive' | March 31, 2016 |
| 53 | 'Accident' | April 1, 2016 |
| 54 | 'Romantic Cooking Show' | April 4, 2016 |
| 55 | 'Board Exams' | April 5, 2016 |
| 56 | 'Blowout' | April 6, 2016 |
| 57 | 'Sandals' | April 7, 2016 |
| 58 | 'Confirmed' | April 8, 2016 |
| 59 | 'Certificate' | April 11, 2016 |
| 60 | 'Just Smile' | April 12, 2016 |
| 61 | 'Rehearsals' | April 13, 2016 |
| 62 | 'Visa' | April 14, 2016 |
| 63 | 'Blessings' | April 15, 2016 |
| 64 | 'Salamat Po' | April 18, 2016 |
| 65 | 'Ligaw' | April 19, 2016 |
| 66 | 'Just Dance' | April 20, 2016 |
| 67 | 'Just The 2 Of Us' | April 21, 2016 |
| 68 | 'Results' | April 22, 2016 |
| 69 | 'Everlasting' | April 25, 2016 |
| 70 | 'Bintana' | April 26, 2016 |
| 71 | 'Love Hurts' | April 27, 2016 |
| 72 | 'Labnat' | April 28, 2016 |
| 73 | 'Outing' | April 29, 2016 |
| 74 | 'Summer Body' | May 2, 2016 |
| 75 | 'I Love You' | May 3, 2016 |
| 76 | 'Jacket' | May 4, 2016 |
| 77 | 'New Look' | May 5, 2016 |
| 78 | 'Kasama Ka' | May 6, 2016 |
| 79 | 'Lucky Charm' | May 10, 2016 |
| 80 | 'Warning' | May 11, 2016 |
| 81 | 'Akyat Ligaw' | May 12, 2016 |
| 82 | 'Flames' | May 13, 2016 |
| 83 | 'Request' | May 16, 2016 |
| 84 | 'Tula' | May 17, 2016 |
| 85 | 'Ligaw Pamilya' | May 18, 2016 |
| 86 | 'Football' | May 19, 2016 |
| 87 | 'Selos' | May 20, 2016 |
| 88 | 'Friend Request' | May 23, 2016 |
| 89 | 'Buking' | May 24, 2016 |
| 90 | 'Cheerleader' | May 25, 2016 |
| 91 | 'Makulit Na Puso' | May 26, 2016 |
| 92 | 'Dear Pinang' | May 27, 2016 |
| 93 | 'Love Letter' | May 30, 2016 |
| 94 | 'Brother' | May 31, 2016 |
| 95 | 'Alaga' | June 1, 2016 |
| 96 | 'Nilalanggam' | June 2, 2016 |
| 97 | 'Dear Phil' | June 3, 2016 |
| 98 | 'Tatlong Bibe' | June 6, 2016 |
| 99 | 'Dinner Date' | June 7, 2016 |
| 100 | 'Paper Plane' | June 8, 2016 |
| 101 | 'Bibe Names' | June 9, 2016 |
| 102 | 'Born Again' | June 10, 2016 |
| 103 | 'Sweet Dance' | June 13, 2016 |
| 104 | 'Confessions' | June 14, 2016 |
| 105 | 'Visitors' | June 15, 2016 |
| 106 | 'Sineguelas' | June 16, 2016 |
| 107 | 'Special Day' | June 17, 2016 |
| 108 | 'Love Wins' | June 20, 2016 |
| 109 | 'Doctor Who' | June 21, 2016 |
| 110 | 'Miss Kita' | June 22, 2016 |
| 111 | 'Sabay Tayo' | June 23, 2016 |
| 112 | 'Decision' | June 24, 2016 |
| 113 | 'Smiley' | June 27, 2016 |
| 114 | 'Goals' | June 28, 2016 |
| 115 | 'Sleepover' | June 29, 2016 |
| 116 | 'Good Morning' | July 1, 2016 |
| 117 | 'Back For Good' | July 4, 2016 |
| 118 | 'Hatid Sundo' | July 5, 2016 |
| 119 | 'Phil Meets Doc' | July 6, 2016 |
| 120 | 'Boom' | July 7, 2016 |
| 121 | 'VIP' | July 8, 2016 |
| 122 | 'Housewarming' | July 11, 2016 |
| 123 | 'Love Heals' | July 12, 2016 |
| 124 | 'Meet The Parent' | July 13, 2016 |
| 125 | 'Face Off' | July 14, 2016 |
| 126 | 'Secret' | July 15, 2016 |
| 127 | 'Right Girl' | July 18, 2016 |
| 128 | 'Meet The Family' | July 19, 2016 |
| 129 | 'Necklace' | July 20, 2016 |
| 130 | 'Dinner Date' | July 21, 2016 |
| 131 | 'Right Time' | July 22, 2016 |
| 132 | 'Perfect' | July 25, 2016 |
| 133 | 'Chocolate' | July 26, 2016 |
| 134 | 'Kakampi' | July 27, 2016 |
| 135 | 'Family Dinner' | July 28, 2016 |
| 136 | 'The Truth' | July 29, 2016 |

### Chapter 2

| No. | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
| 137 | 1 | 'I Love You Too' | August 1, 2016 |
| 138 | 2 | 'Most Awaited' | August 2, 2016 |
| 139 | 3 | 'Officially Yours' | August 3, 2016 |
| 140 | 4 | 'Bibs' | August 4, 2016 |
| 141 | 5 | 'Couple Shirt' | August 5, 2016 |
| 142 | 6 | 'Goal Zero' | August 8, 2016 |
| 143 | 7 | 'Homecoming' | August 9, 2016 |
| 144 | 8 | 'Bibe Time' | August 10, 2016 |
| 145 | 9 | 'Fast Date' | August 11, 2016 |
| 146 | 10 | 'Bibe Hut' | August 12, 2016 |
| 147 | 11 | 'Stargazing' | August 15, 2016 |
| 148 | 12 | 'Free Hugs' | August 16, 2016 |
| 149 | 13 | 'Congrats' | August 17, 2016 |
| 150 | 14 | 'Volunteers' | August 18, 2016 |
| 151 | 15 | 'Olympics' | August 19, 2016 |
| 152 | 16 | 'Unsent' | August 22, 2016 |
| 153 | 17 | 'Halaya' | August 23, 2016 |
| 154 | 18 | 'Mission' | August 24, 2016 |
| 155 | 19 | 'Usapang Lalake' | August 25, 2016 |
| 156 | 20 | 'Clingy' | August 26, 2016 |
| 157 | 21 | 'Double Date' | August 29, 2016 |
| 158 | 22 | 'lnvitation' | August 30, 2016 |
| 159 | 23 | 'Sibling Goals' | August 31, 2016 |
| 160 | 24 | 'Monthsary' | September 1, 2016 |
| 161 | 25 | 'Thanksgiving' | September 2, 2016 |
| 162 | 26 | 'Baile' | September 5, 2016 |
| 163 | 27 | 'Permission' | September 6, 2016 |
| 164 | 28 | 'Double Shift' | September 7, 2016 |
| 165 | 29 | 'Karamay' | September 8, 2016 |
| 166 | 30 | 'Bowling' | September 9, 2016 |
| 167 | 31 | 'Fight For Love' | September 12, 2016 |
| 168 | 32 | 'Maling Akala' | September 13, 2016 |
| 169 | 33 | 'First Love' | September 14, 2016 |
| 170 | 34 | 'Bayad Utang' | September 15, 2016 |
| 171 | 35 | 'Reconcile' | September 16, 2016 |
| 172 | 36 | 'Options' | September 19, 2016 |
| 173 | 37 | 'Trust' | September 20, 2016 |
| 174 | 38 | 'First Kiss' | September 21, 2016 |
| 175 | 39 | 'Bibest' | September 22, 2016 |
| 176 | 40 | 'Lady Boss' | September 23, 2016 |
| 177 | 41 | 'Overtime' | September 26, 2016 |
| 178 | 42 | 'Marcy's Best' | September 27, 2016 |
| 179 | 43 | 'Bazaar' | September 28, 2016 |
| 180 | 44 | 'Stuck' | September 29, 2016 |
| 181 | 45 | 'Check Up' | September 30, 2016 |

### Chapter 3

| No. | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
| 182 | 1 | 'Confidential' | October 3, 2016 |
| 183 | 2 | 'Discovery' | October 4, 2016 |
| 184 | 3 | 'Para Kay Tay Emil' | October 5, 2016 |
| 185 | 4 | 'Pamana' | October 6, 2016 |
| 186 | 5 | 'Keep The Faith' | October 7, 2016 |
| 187 | 6 | 'Pag-Asa' | October 10, 2016 |
| 188 | 7 | 'Pray For Emil' | October 11, 2016 |
| 189 | 8 | 'Buhay' | October 12, 2016 |
| 190 | 9 | 'Game Plan' | October 13, 2016 |
| 191 | 10 | 'New Life' | October 14, 2016 |
| 192 | 11 | 'Kayang Kaya' | October 17, 2016 |
| 193 | 12 | 'Be Positive' | October 18, 2016 |
| 194 | 13 | 'Fight' | October 19, 2016 |
| 195 | 14 | 'For Sale' | October 20, 2016 |
| 196 | 15 | 'Solusyon' | October 21, 2016 |
| 197 | 16 | 'Grand Opening' | October 24, 2016 |
| 198 | 17 | 'Diskarte' | October 25, 2016 |
| 199 | 18 | 'Welcome Home' | October 26, 2016 |
| 200 | 19 | 'Bagong Pangarap' | October 27, 2016 |
| 201 | 20 | 'Acceptance' | October 28, 2016 |
| 202 | 21 | 'Much Awaited' | October 31, 2016 |
| 203 | 22 | 'Therapy' | November 1, 2016 |
| 204 | 23 | 'Second Chance' | November 2, 2016 |
| 205 | 24 | 'Engagement Ring' | November 3, 2016 |
| 206 | 25 | 'The Proposal' | November 4, 2016 |

### Chapter 4

| No. | No. in season | Title | Original air date |
| 207 | 1 | 'Yes E-YES!' | November 7, 2016 |
| 208 | 2 | 'Isang Pamilya Tayo' | November 8, 2016 |
| 209 | 3 | 'Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha!' | November 9, 2016 |
| 210 | 4 | 'Pakiusap' | November 10, 2016 |
| 211 | 5 | 'The Lie' | November 11, 2016 |
| 212 | 6 | 'Wedding Prep' | November 14, 2016 |
| 213 | 7 | 'Zero The Hero!' | November 15, 2016 |
| 214 | 8 | 'Tuloy Ang Kasal' | November 16, 2016 |
| 215 | 9 | 'Everlasting Vow' | November 17, 2016 |
| 216 | 10 | 'Honeymoon' | November 18, 2016 |
| 217 | 11 | 'Preggy' | November 21, 2016 |
| 218 | 12 | 'Paglilihi' | November 22, 2016 |
| 219 | 13 | 'Complications' | November 23, 2016 |
| 220 | 14 | 'Faded' | November 24, 2016 |
| 221 | 15 | 'Everlasting Finale' | November 25, 2016 |

## Reception
### Ratings

Based on the data provided by AGB Nielsen, Be My Lady and Princess in the Palace only had a 0.6 difference in TV ratings. Princess in the Palace still had the upper hand after scoring 11.9% in Mega Manila. Be My Lady came close with 11.3% during its pilot episode. However, Be My Lady had a strong pilot episode based on nationwide TV ratings by Kantar/TNS Media. The Erich Gonzales-Daniel Matsunaga starer garnered 18.7%, which is twice that of Princess in the Palace's 8.2% national rating.
Kantar Media National TV Ratings (11:30AM PST) :
| Pilot Episode | Finale Episode | Peak | Average |
| 18.7% January 18, 2016 | 18.2% November 25, 2016 | 21.7% June 9, 2016 | TBD |

## Re-runs

Be My Lady re-aired on Kapamilya Channel's Kapamilya Gold afternoon block, Kapamilya Online Live, and A2Z's Zuper Hapon from February 21 to December 30, 2022, replacing the rerun of Nang Ngumiti ang Langit and was replaced by the rerun of A Soldier's Heart.
It re-aired on Jeepney TV from March 25 to August 23, 2019; and from August 7, 2023 to June 14, 2024.